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voL Lill NO. 18 ___. whHoLk NumaER 2024 § POPS STRICEN |Supervisors Want Modified ._ BN STEAM! ILLNESS| __ Order on Jail Improvement|'> I$ Become Unconscious at East Rock- away School and Sent Home --Teacher Also Swoons. Five girl pupils of the East Rocka- way public school, ranging in age from 8 to 10 years, were strangely stricken last Wednesday and Thurs- day in the room of grade 3, “null by Miss Marie Veefkin, by drowsi- ress. which made them unconscious for a considerable length of time and caused much excitement, Some of the pupils had more than one attack of the peculiar spell in the class room and after they had been taken home. Their condition did mot permit all to return to school when it opened for the present week. The children stricken were Marie Murphy and Rachael Palange, both §, and Vera Ghione, 9; Alphea White, 10. The latter and one other girl of the class had attacks on Wed- nesday. B Dr. Wheelock of Rockville Centre, health officer of East Rockaway, was called, but when He arrived the girls had revived and were taken home. On Thursday, when 'the weather was very warm, the five pupils su cumbed in quick succession, drop- ping heads on their desks and lylnf in a stupor from which all efforts failed to arouse them. Dr. Wheelock was again called. He examined the five pupils, found their temperatures to be 100 degrees, and evidences of intestinal disorders. They were sent home with instruc- tions to call the family physician, and to hake a report on their condi- tion. The health officer said to the he did not believe the children Mad any particular malady, but~were probably affected by the unusually warm weather and by something they had eaten. Reports were circulated that the children had the sleeping sickness, and the school children were consid- wrably agitated until. the reports were cleared. A coincidence of the situation was nting of a teacher in another --- WILL RIVER FUND PAYMENTS LAG Mill River improvement pledges have been lagging within the past week, and imembers of the com- mittee having the proposed under- taking in hand, are desirous that anyone who had made a pledge to ald the cause will\ send or hand it to Treasurer Charles F. Dooley at the First National-Bank, Rockville Cen- tre About $6000 in cash is the total received by the committee from pledges and with other amounts tuaranteed.a total of $12,000 is now available, Acquirement of the Da- vison Mill dam rights at East Rock- away, the one deal necessary for con- summation before dredging can be- will require $15,000. A second notice to gubscribers will be sent out at once and the committee hopes there will be a quick response so that the ”a can be put to work br early July.. ' The Observer- feels that the Mill River improvament will be the Viz thing for Rockville Centre. The turning in of a little money now will put the ton across. Let the twhseribors get busy,. dig down for, the amounts they pledged the com- mittee and than the dredge can begin WHITNEY HAS WELCOME té \Roy Whitney of the Tank recently / returned . from , is at home in Grand avenue, Madeline Mun- gave exhibi- Wicht of Court Committee Named--Elections '* construction of a building con- Salaries Increased--9 Traffic Officers Appointed. Mineola (special) -On Monday, the Nassau Supervisor£ authorized Chairman Smith and County Attor- ney McKnight to appear on June 13, before the Aqgellate Division of the Supreme Court in the matter of the application of the State Prison Com- mission for an order directing the Board of Supervisors to provide in the county jail a minimum of 100 cells for male prisoners, 14 for fe- male prisoners, a detention room for males and females and hospital fa- cilities for males and females. The board recently accepted plans covering improvements asked for by the commission but it was done on condition that if the jail must be built in accordance with a court or- der it will be erected to conform with these plans unless otherwise ordered. The Board is opposed to building additions to the jail to meet the requirement called for in the plans of furinshing 100 cells for males. There are 36 cells for males now and the Board feels that instead of the jail population increasing it will be apt to decrease when Federal prisoners from nearby camps are re- leased. In addition, the Boafd members feel that the ban on liquor selling soon to go into effect will have a tendency to lessen the number of prisoners in the Jail.' It 4s under- stood that the Board 'f# not opposed io iit Witineg tie aries io mor PNAS: (taining 100 cells for males. The Board approved the action of the Board of Elections in increasing the salaries of the clerk of the Board of Election, Jacob Schroeder, from $1,500 to $1750 per year and of the stenographer to the Election Board from $1,300 to $1,550 per year. The salaries of these employees was not increased when the Board last year added a tem per cent increase to the salaries of other county em- ployees. The salary increases men- tioned were made by the Elections on June 2. County Sealer of Weights and Measures, Frank A. Wood, of Roosevelt, was authorized to attend the conference of city and county sealers of weights and meas- ures to be, herd at Albany on June 23-25. . The salary of Christopher Beer- ling. clerk of the works directed to be employed by Tooker & Marsh, ar- chitects at the County Tuberculosis Hospital, to supervise the repairs to the walls of the building which were recently found faulty was fixed at $50 per week. Tooker & Marsh were authorized to make payments for the compensation for Belerling. County Superintendent of High- ways W. Fred Starks was directed to have a map prepared of the section of Middle Neck Road in Port Wash- ington from Flower Hill School House northerly to Sandy Hills Road, showing the owners and the area of the parcels of land required for the proper improvement of the section of the road named. The Board appointed, from Civil Service eligible list, nine traffic of- ficers who are to serve on the high- ways in various parts of the County during the months of June, July and August at $4 per day. t «Shorty,\ Popular Traffic Officer Who Guards Hazardous 5 Corners -The throngs of autemobilists who pass the Five Corners atyLynbrook daily have formed the habft of look- ing for a short, stockily-built, dark featured traffic officer who guards that point where five roads inter- sect, and all rely on his direction to regulate them on their way. The efficiency of the traffic officer, who is Frank Short, known by all his acquaifitances as \Shorty has saved many accidents at the hazard- ous spot. 'Shorty\ has received a lot of thanks from the occupants of cars he saved by quick thought and action. / No officer along the south shore of Long Island has more autos and mo- torcycles to look after than \Shorty.\ On a holiday or Sunday with good weather prevailing, the number of cars and cycles runs far Into the thousands and it is no easy task to keep all regulated in travel 'so that there will be no congestion or acci- dents. Between the busy-bee periods, \Shorty\ manages to answer all kinds of questions for motorists and also keep his official eyes open that speeding is kept down. \Shorty\ is a regular member of the Lynbrook police and has also served Nassau County in looking af- ter traffic regulation. He started his traffic career in Ocean Side where he stationed himself without retainer at the intersection of the Long Beach and Ocean Side roads and the trol- ley. He made good and Lynbrook,. hearing of his efficiency, lost but little time in giving him a steady \Shorty besides his traffic regu- lating skill, has demonstrated de- tective abilities of no small calibre. He recently proved this-tn rounding up automobile thieves who had been operating in Rockville Centre and Lynbrook for months; by taking into custody from description only, a city FORTNIGHTLY PICNIC junk dealer who bought rolls of cop- per telegraph wire stolen from the Long Island Railroad line and by aiding considerably in the procure- ment a confession of house Burglaries from a man now lodged in the county jail. The popularity of \Shorty\ is widespread and has it has been pro- moted in no small way by his policy of giving a square to everybody, coupled with a gonial and frank, yet frm manner which leaves no room tor doubt as to where he stands whenever questions of importance are involved. MASONS BUY SITE Well-Known Ends Season Ac- Massapequa 'Lodge Acquires D- tivities With Pleasant Outing. X. Fortnightly .Club' closed the season's activitigs on Pussday after- moon with its annual plenic, at the home of Misses Miller- of Merrick Road, Valley Stream. Lancheon was served by a caterer in a commodious barn to 100 members and general sociability enjoyed.. A business meet- Ing was held with instalHlation-of officers and the appointment of chair- won for standing committees, \~ Mra. Sara Crossett Palime graphi- outline of the best club containing very composed by herself and clever and witty sirable Plot for Temple Structure. A plot of ground about 65 by 156 feet in the east side of Park avonue, near Merrick road, Rockville Centre, has been purchased by Massapequa Lodge, F. & A. M., from Mrs. Edgar Davison of Lincoln Court. The pur- chase price was $4200. The lodge contemplates the erac- tlon of a temple building on the plot, but it is said that ft will mot be an Af] l SUCCESS Thousand Sanday School . Folks Participate in Annual With weather conditions ideal, ox- cept for an excess of heat, the elev enth drinual parade and rally of the South Side Bible School Unioa held Saturday Saturday afternoon in Rockville Centre scored .an unusual success. Several thousand Sunday School officers, teachers and pupils marched along the Merrick road. Park avenue and Village avenue to the strains of music by bands and a fife and drum corps. 'The marchers carried school banners. flowers and American flags, and many of the classes were attired in special caps and dresses. The parade was made up of five divisions, embracing the Protestant Sunday Schools of Rockville Centre. East Rockaway, Ocean Side, Lyn- brook, Baldwin, Malverne and Valley Stream. Each division was in charge of a a deputy grand marshal as aid to Scout Commissioner Charles E Richmond of Rockville Centre. In front of St. Mark's M. E. Church the parade was reviewed by Village President.Russ and members of the board of trustees. Preceding the parade, rally exer- cises were held in the various Rock- ville Centre churches and at the club house. Following the march, each division re ed to the place where it form- ed for the exercises, where ice cream and cake were served. FREEPORT A. A. WNS GAME PROM CHAPEL The Freeport A. A. defeated the Chapel A. C. last Saturday at the Seaman avenue grounds by the score of. 1-4, Ju - Rollo, twirling for Freeport, fan- ned sixteen men. He also got an- other home run, making two so far. Tomorrow (Saturday), June 14, the Curtis Engineering Corporation team will 'be the attraction at the Freeport grounds, and a good game is anticipated. Last Saturday's score was: finned-t A“ \an 2 A. PO Edwards, Stewart, Ellison, c Raynor, as Rollo, p Cheshire, 2h E. Meaney, 1b Fusse t Sch w Total Cha Nowak, 2b McKee, as Fitzgerald, 3b Sheridan, p Corcoran, 1b Maxin, rf Service, 2b Slater, If Johnson, ef Total Score by innings: Freeport 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 x- Chapel 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-3 *Bchwab out, hit by batted ball twice. Home run, Rollo; smerifice hits, Ellison, Fusseli; stolen bases, Sheri- dan, Corcoran, Rollo, Cheshire; base on balls, given by Rollo. 6; given by Sheridan, 2; struck out by Rollo, 16; double plays, Slater and Nowak; left om basés, Freeport 8; Chaptel, it; earned runs, Freeport 5; Chapel 'The batting averages of Freeport A. A. for the four games play- ed to date are: Po Rolla! * 800 Ed wade A38 Ellfsom A16 Sch wal . 869 Ray: Bt Fu E. Meany Cheshire Pett16 Post 6 J Kerk AB R OH 16 14 On June {m celebrated her tenth 1day at her home, 178 Observer street, Rockville After [games and music,. retresh~ Al Sohn Cook, Roy Roland and Rossall /Milter. N. Y., Friday, June 13, 1919. \AND PARE Town Board Awards Bids 4 enema con mie aren | 1 i \wr . HYATT ~ Official Newspaper - ~ Two mVE A. YEAR: A Cory for Furnishing New Hall Meeting Time Changed--Charts of Buoys Filed--Ocean Side Sarvey is ized. Hempstead (special) -The Town Board on Tuesday, acting on recom- mendations of the Town Hall Com- mittee, authorized Chairman Smith to execute among others, contracts tor the furnishing of the new Town Hall, for lighting fixtures, curtains and shades and for painting the wally, ceilings and woodwork. The successful bidders for supply- ing the furniture were Newton & Holt of Chicago, whose bid was $23,676. 'The Black and Boyd Mig. Co. was given the contract for the lighting fixtures, their bid being $3200. H. T. Huber & Co. of Man- battan was the lowest bidder for the painting and supplying of shades, curtains, etc, the bid being $7600. Civil Engineer Birdsall Jackson was directed to have a survey made of about four acres of land of the Robert J. Wright Estate, Inc., oh Bedeli's. Creek at Ocean Side. It is the owner's Intention to dedicate the tract to the town for a public park and -dock purposes. Engineer Birdsall Jackson filed a map showing the location of the va- rious buoys in town waters. He al- so filed twenty charts showirg the buoying system. The charts are for sale at $2 each. The board passed a resolution that until further notice its meetings will be held on Tuesday morning in- stead of on Tuesday afternoon of each week, as has been the custom. Minister Stockdale, in Basebal; Role, to Catch Fair Lady Pitcher's Curve When the Observer-Post stated a few weeks ago that Rev. George Machin Stockdale, minister of the Baldwin M. E. Church, had a hobby for outdoor sports, it did not know that he was a baseball player of con- siderable ability, but such is the fact, and on Saturday afternoon at the Hillside avenue grounds, Rockville Centre, the pulpit orator will appear in the role of catcher, and by the way, not as an ordinary catcher, but as the receiver of curves sent from the fair hand and well-developed arm of Miss Mabel Traver, who halls from Brooklyn, and a few years ago proclaimed herself to be the \cham- pion of the world.\ So all ye fans who would have a look at the fair Mabel, witness her skill as a dispenser of all varieties of curves, and see Preacher Stockdale in his wind-pad, mask and other baseball toggery, hie to the Hillside avenue lot Saturday afterpoon not later than 3.30, because play will so where around that time. The Allies of Rockville Centre and the Hanson Place M. E. Church team from Brooklyn will be the battiers. Miss Travers and Minister Stockdale will play with the visiting team, and they expect to show the local fans how they do the winning trick. Be- sides these two attractions, Rev. Harry Miller, the Hanson place pas tor, will play s6tond base. Minister Stockdale is not new in handling the curves of Miss T r. He played in a game with her last Saturday at Pro-mack, Brooklyn, when the Hanson eat» ta the Bantin: Pestle provers by 15 to 6. 'The batting and pitching of Miss Traver were features of the game. The baseball career of Minister Stockdale bei with the Wi Awakes of Waterbury, Conn. He also played on the teams of Meridan High School, Wesleyan University and the Union Theological Seminary. He says his batting eye and throw- ing arm are as R as ever. We hope to see. > w LIBERTY LOAN NUPTIAL Edith Grifenhagen Weds Army Cap- tain Met at Freeport Rally. Edith H. Grifenhagen of Freeport, daughter of former Sheriff of New York County Max 8. Grifenhagen, was married Sunday to Captain Isi- dore Freedman of Montreal, at her fathers country home, Stonehurst The couple became acquainted last | spring during a liberty loan rally, | at which Captain Freedman was to be one of the speakers. Miss Grifen- hagen was in charge of a booth The ceremony was performed by Rev. Maurice H. Harris, Joseph B. Frankel, vice-president of the Prog- ress Club of New York, was best man. Mrs. Edward Fried, sister of the bride, was her attendant. Captain Freedman was one of the first men to organize a voluntary reg! t of Belgians and Canadians the outbreak of the war, His par- ents were of Antwerp and five of his brothers are officers in the Belgian army. It is said that his mother died as a result of the sufferings she endured when the Germans invaded Antwerp. 'The couple will go to Bel- giumi for their honeymoon, and lat- er will live in New York, The bride was formerly the wite of J. ©. Seits, from whom she wbtained a divorce. LITTLE INSIDE FISHING Captain. Agderson, ~Amityvilia' grand old follower of the \sait an- nounces that there is no inside fish- ing at Fire Island these days, exeept very small flatfish. Outside in the ccean many fluke are being caught, and Captain Anderson is of the opin- ton that within & few days these fluke will come inside. Captain An- derson's word in such matters is au- thoritative.-Amityville Sun. CATCH SEA MONSTER Tuesday afternoon, while driving from Babylon to Amityville, the edi- tending a meeting of Synod convention Kingston, ordination COUNTY TAX SALE BEST EVER HELD Mineola >(special)-The county sale for 1916 tax arrears concluded on Monday, was one of the most suc- cessful ever held, accordimg to those who conducted it. There were about 10,000 parcels sold, and about $7§,- 000 represented the amount of ar- rearages. The property was disposed of by competitive _ bidding-the _ person willing to take it at the lowest in- terest penalty being successful competitor. The average interest rate at which the property . was struck off was about 13 1-2 per cent, the maximum penalty for: the first aix months being 15 per cent. About 2,500 parcels were bid in by the county. Some of these were parcels that had been sold at the 1916-17 property sales and which the owners failed to protect by pay- ing the taxes thereon. The number of parcels struck down to the county is proportionately less than that of previous years, , A majority. of the parcels sold to the county lte in the town of Oyster Bay: c. H. wi of Rochester, N, Y., who bas t at pre- vious tax sales in this v. was again present at the sale last and purchased about 2500 . From the time that the 1916 tax arrears were first advertised until the date of the sale there was about $60,000 paid in to the county treas- urer's ofice by tax delinquents. a
